Smoking pipe



Patented May 18, 1948 Y sir sMoJgING P1131; RaymondJt-.Milln DetmtnMich; Amieatiggmay,.1942,.seriaiNo, 44a-ssa This.. invention. relates., to. smoking, pipes., and., mors.V particularly@ 21.1,ssifcfillicl.stoinn.pipek have ing. e. cpmribustonl chamber substantiellyt Closed; te the atmosphere surrounding., thehowliandnf. cludingw. means.v for cooling.. amd..4 pr.,ev@r1.trigConfy termination of the .S;,11Oke....

Previqmsu attempts hayeben .marde by others@ cool the, smoke, by.. pgrcwidilg.w 2v, tQrtllQu.. Oli.e.` conducting passagei .as tormpppn. These.. rior.

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A furtheryobjeet of, this*.inventionsis4 `to pray/'idea novel l.sind improved;- mcansiorl cooling Lthe :Smoke: Conducted.. throigh. a ,pipe .ingsilphz` a manner .that the` ,smokeis loiitmglitY into lir'itirnztte;contawzbi'nwisli -I cooled heat radiatingsurfces, 1

Another obj ect ofthe-- inyention resides, .lintheprovisionpf @smokers pipe `whichmay;lycre'didr ily `cleaned by merely dsassemblingthe,pipend, wiping external surfaces whihengaeeand .clean thefinternal surfacespf.,thefpipeednringftheproc: es'sof.dsassembllrlgit.

Yet another object is .to proyidcanoyllstorrn, pipe., wherein airj fory combustioneisadmtld.. through. the stem. of. the. p pc.. adiacenn the bitg and.. auxiliary air: for dilutngfjthejsmoke,te desired extent is admitted.. adjaehtgthc; *bowl ofthegipe.

Apfurther.: object is to.. provide. a. .storm pipe`- hayineover overithehpwl ofthepipefwheref by allofgthe air.for.supportingicombionisgada bit.r

Another object lis to prgvideapipewhereinc all of the air forsupporting-combustion isadmitted through they stem oi"- the'pipe* adjacent?the-bitX andpasses tothecombustiomchamb'er Qfjthe/pip throughy arr annular, chamber positioned conceni tric'ally insideo a;- smokcsconducting passgforcooling-the smoke; Y

mitted through the stem Ofth pipe adjo cer'lttlrer 2b: e-r-s ypipe -WlfiereirutheL air 'foifst1pportinggV com-H bustionL inv the bowl ofith'e# pipe is'n admitted through, thesstemafdjgcent; thef-bttandff is p atssed` longitu dinallyjofsthe stcm'zinisucli amannerea'swtoi ber preheated; loegtr're;l being-- admitted to thecomj` lm stion-elfieinherwherebythesL bowl off' themipeu is.'l maintainedat ai more eyentemperature and#l condensationo moisture inA the-'air lis-absorbed# nsthstempf; the-"pipeandfisfrnot admittedtoth'e howlr o f-the pipe; Wherebyvf trehndeproduots of? condensation;drei-nots depcis-it'ed in -thee lo'oWL2 offthe pipe:- A

Another object is to provide a pipe' whereind condensationlin-'thebowlxofthepipedsprevented tern-'pem-turedring operations" -t1'i1'ther-*-objectlresigles:inftlfieqiroyisionQ off a saliyaftrapv-in atstormspipe-isolaaitedioinythewptthA of-ismoke travelin" suchf ai.-r mannepthatsxnokeds; not# contaminated thereby-and the' isisOIatedIrO'm thebowlof the-piper'- 'A`v vstillifrther obje# resides` in`4 theprovision will loe apparentfror'r'rth'esfollowing description;

4 Means may be provided to admit air for supporting combustion within the combustion chamber I2 at a point adjacent the bit 26 of the pipe. One desirable form of such air inlet means comprises a. rotatable ring 6B yieldinglyl maintained in any predetermined position by a spring 'ID secured to the intermediate cylinder 46 and exerting an outwardly directed restraining force on the inner surface of the ring 68. The ring 68 has radial apertures 'I2 communicating with axially extending slots I4 leading to an annular lair supply chamber 'I6 between the outer cylinthat a pipe of the so-called storm pipe class has a bowl I' including a combustion chamber I2. The bowl I6 is positioned in a casing I4 having a cover I6 hinged thereto at I8. spaces 28 and '22 are provided between the bowl I and the casing I4, and between the bowl and' the cover I6 respectively., The bowl I0 and casing I4 are connected to a stem 24 having a bit 26.

The bowl l8r is provided with a threaded portion 28 having internal threads and a radially extending collet or ange 32 clampingly engaged to casing I4. The stern 24 comprises an outer tubular shell 34 vhaving longitudinally extending heat radiating flanges 36 carried thereby extending from the casing I4 to the bit 26. A plurality of concentrically disposed cylinders 38, 40 and 42 are positioned within the tubular shell 34. The inner cylinder 42 has a centrally disposed bore 44 communicating with the space within the bit 26.

The outer cylinder 38 is provided with a spiral flange 46 extending longitudinally of the stem 24. The ends of the iiange 46 engage the inner surface of the tubular shell 34 in such a manner that as the cylinder 38 is moved longitudinally within the tubular shell 34 the ends of the spiral ange 46 contact the inner surface of the tubular shell 34 to exert a cleaning or scrubbing action thereon to thoroughly clean it.

The `combustion chamber I'2 is provided with a port, 4'I communicating with a generally downwardly extending port 48 closed by a plug 49. The port 48 communicates with an aperture 5I' extending through the collet 28 to a passageway 50 formed in the inner cylinder 42 and separated from the bore 44 by means of a suitable plug 52 to divide the space within the inner cylinder 42 into longitudinally separated smoke conducting passages I] and 44 communicating with the combustion chamber I2 and bit 26 respectively.

After passing through the passageway 5D, smoke is directed through an aperture 54 communicating with an aperture 56 formed in the outer cylinder 38, whereupon communication is established between the combustion chamber I2 and a spiral smoke conducting passageway 58 between the spiral ange 46 of the outer cylinder 38 and the inner surface of the tubular shell 34. Under the force of suction exerted upon the bit 26, smoke is directed through the spiral passageway 58 to an aperture 60 extending through the wall of the outer cylinder 38 in alignment with an aperture 62 formed in the wall of the intermediate cylinder 40.

Smoke is thus directed from the spiral .passageway 58 to an annular passageway 64 between the intermediate cylinder 40 and the internal cylinder 42 and is directed backwardly toward the bowl IIJ of the pipe. Aperture 66 extending through the inner cylinder 42 is provided to interconnect the annular passageway 64 with the bore 44 in the inner cylinder 4'2 communieating with the space within the bit 26.

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der 38 and the intermediate cylinder 40. The vannular air supply chamber I6 communicates by wayof ports 18 with the space 20 between the bowl I8 and casing I4. The space 2li communi- Cates with the space 22 between the bowl I8 and cover I6 whereupon air to support combustion is admitted to the combustion chamber I2.

It will thus be seen that the smoke passing through the spiral smoke conducting passageway 58 is cooled by atmospheric air on the outside of the tubular shell 34 and the air to support combustion flowing through the annular air supply chamber 'I6 between the outer cylinder 38 and the intermediate cylinder 46.

The air to support combustion in the combustion chamber I2 is heated as it flows through the stem 24 between the smoke conducting passages 58 and 64. This preheating of the combustion air maintains the bowl I Il at a more even temperature and condensation due to variation of temperature of air in the combustion chamber and on the outside takes place within the smoke conducting passages 58 and 64 of the stem 24 due to the reduction of the temperature of the smoke because of the absorption of heat therefrom to heat the air flowing to the combustion chamber I2 through the annular air supply chamber 16. Tar and otherrimpurities are therefore not deposited in the bowl and the smoke is left cleaner than in pipes where the air enters the combustion chamber directly. Since the bowl II] is protected by the casing I4, the pores through the Ibowl are not so apt to become clogged and stopped up, and the bowl is permitted to breathe more freely th-an in a pipe where the bowl is handled.

Since all of the air for supporting combustion is admitted through the stem and the combus-- tion chamber I2 is closed by the cover I6, there: is no danger of ashes blowing out of the combustion chamber, and the pipe can be readily smoked in high winds.

The inner cylinder 42 is provided with a pair of radially extending flanges 86 to form a saliva trap 82 within the space between the intermediate and inner cylinders 40 and 42 respectively. The saliva trap 82 communicates with the bore 44 within the inner cylinder 42 by way of ports 84. A saliva trap is thus formed within the stem of the pipe isolated from the path of smoke travel.

The inner cylinder 42 is also provided with a male threaded portion 86 adapted to engage the female threads of the portion 28 to maintain the parts inthe assembled condition. The angular position of the bowl I6 relative to the bit 26 may be varied to suit the taste of individual smokers by adjusting the position of the collet 28 with reference to the bowl I0 and casing I4.

A guide pin 88 may be interposed between the bit Y26 and the intermediate cylinder 40 to align the apertures 62 formed in the intermediate cylinder 4U with the inner cylinder 42 in such a; manner that the port 66 interconnecting the annular chamber 64 with the bore 44 within the Si innerfcylindrrwill'#belpositione'de oxviftop and the: apertures? or` ports- 84l interconnecting-'f thefborey "fwithi-rrftheinner'fcylinder ande-theisaliva trap; wilrfbetpositioned onf the bttom Aesilita-ble* guidef'pinfsl)preferablycarriedfby"thefinterniedi: 5f.-

Thesamount' ofairA tosupport combustion ma'yf l! ductingtpa'ssage:

vary A'tine-"alignmeri-t betw'eenithe radial apertures' '|2ffwithtl1s1ots"14:: Y

Auxiliary: air" for diluting .fand'furtner' cooling It-wi1l also 1b el' observedsthat the-innen cylinder; l42fiis-=provided with'fa radially. utediend lgieition'.4 Gl'embedded into :the bit-1| 26 'toisecurely'maintaim the-.bit in asseinbledirelationlwith=theinner cyl infvthe yparir-o'fsmoke travel vfrom' the 'f combustion clarnberte thebit, One desirable-auxiliaryde# vicadmits dilutingl .air adjacent ther casinglila' A ring@ 92fh'aving? af'radia1l1y" extending'VV apertureY The.'r operation of this embodiment ofi the:I inf,- vention-ais asf follows-zTobacco-to--be knirneiffisplacedlin'thef combustion chamber.l |152-A formed? t intherbowl lflllfgeandsthe smokefpassesethreugh-tthe 9i* 'lextendingi therethrough is? rotatablyl mounted pvrfbs" |41? and' 48 to.r thefSpiTaI-'SmkeConducting? passage' |58 formed betweenathe outerf cylinden; |38:` and the? in'nerf sur-face1 of"v thea tubulanShelliv The" smoke owsthrough the spiralleclipassage throughtlie aligned,- apertures'y `l Einwand |62f-fto the annularL chamber |64*v between.: thef intermediate cylinder I'Mlrand thefinnercylinder |42:,=.andi;:is dirfect'edback4 towardl ther bowl |-|||f` andisrL dis-V Tnefdperatidnofitnis einbodimentofitherinven- Charged/from the' annular clia'rlrl'v'ert ldfthrouelt tio'risisias follows: Tobacco tolbeiburned is placed ir` the: combustionchamber I2" formedin the;v bowl Itfandntneas'moke' passes tnrougliithei ports 41"? admastothef passageway 50; The' smoke isA th apertures |66 into the;space'or bore=zl-'fwithin the inner cylinderA |42"communicatingrwith the bit? |261 t Air'f'or supporting combustionfinthef'combusf than: mgkgdt-'Offby' the plug. 52 and passesmpr 35 tionachamber H2 passes1-through ltheslots |'14fto wrdly through! the apertures Sir-'andhl f'to the spiralsm'oke conducting passage `58 formedbe'-v tweenitne outer cylinder: safand@ the#inner1 sur-v faceofftheztubular shell-.34.'

re'ct'ed'backltowardltne"bowl IB" andisidischarged v the-1 annular passageway |16` interposed fbetwe'err the"r outer` cylinder` F381v an'df the' intermediate cylinder |40; Thisicombustionffair i's'discharged" through theY ports'l |"|-8 toi the spacer|20betweenv thebowl ID* andY the casing.- I4; andithen' passes to` theispace |212 between the-bowl' llf'andf the cover H61 andf. is drawnv into-.theA combustionchamber I`I'2.' Y I It .will be noted'sthatrthe' intermediate?cylinder te'firitthespace Orf-.bore 44 Within the inner cylinder-f4! vvcomiunieating":with-t'11e bit 26?. Air for supporting combustion?` inl theV combustion chamber* |2` passes'. throughfthel apertures 12 and communicating with` the` spacev IM- wi-thin the inner cylinder |42 through therportsl |84:I

Auxiliary air for diluting and'iurther` cooling slats wtorthe annmar passag@Way.1e1mterposeu Se th'e'lsm'ke may' be admitted'l-'thfoughi'the aver* oyerlfies" the Aradial"flanges 89 @carried by the ture' -|i9'42.to lthe spi-ral smoke'vcenducting passage |2581' adjacent thek casing"v Hd'; The' quantity'of diluting air admitted may of :coursefbeavaried'by adjustingtheA position of the ring l| B2i This: is= an continuation: in: partfofy ,my yentrera-ding application SerialA No. 349,255; .led Augusty 11,' 1940, newl Patent No; 2,357,018; patented on Au'gust-2'9,a1=944;

1:;- Ai*k storm pipecomprisinjg a=bowt havingea combustionreh'amlen. a cover forfthe-bowhezbit," ai, stem comprising a. plurality; ofv concentric cylindersilnterposed' between the bowl andibit; spirali flange carried by One'of said cyllnder'szto 'rn 'entouraient-crime invention inustratdm et fnf "Spmlsmoke Conducting 000mg Passage# Tli-fstin--l''is connected with'l theb'ow'l. H0 7-6 tween said last-named-space andztheiinnerzorsaid cylinders'l oominimicati-ngv Witlilthefbia .an air. inlet passage between ay-plurality of :saidscylin'dersto admit -airrto the cernpu'stion4` cnambe'rrffrom a point adiz'wentth'e bit,- and a saliva-1 trap'. posi-.

is tinted between' saidf= radisiifiangeeanaf tnepowl and formed between a pair of the concentric cylinders to isolate the saliva trap from the smoke passage and the air inlet passage through the stem, said spiral iiange and radial ilange cooperating to engage the inner walls of their associated cylinders when disassembled to exert a cleaning action thereon.

2. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl having a combustion chamber, a cover for the bowl, a bit, 'a plurality of concentrically disposed cylinders linterposed between the top of the bowl and the bit to form a so-called upside down pipe, cooperating screw threaded connecting means between the bowl and one of said concentric cylinders, means adjacent the bowl to separate the space within the inner cylinder into two longitudinally spaced chambers, connecting means between the combustion chamber and a smoke conducting passage interposed between a plurality of said cylinders, a smoke conducting passage interposed between the inner of said cylinders and another of said concentric cylinders communicating with the rst mentioned smoke conducting passage, a radial iiange carried by the inner cylinder spaced toward the bit from said separating means to provide a saliva trap between said ange and separating means, and connecting means between said last named smoke conducting passage and the inner of said cylinders positioned toward the bit from said flange to isolate the smoke passage from said saliva trap.

3. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl having a combustion chamber, a casing surrounding the bowl, a cover for therbowl, a bit, a steminterposed between the bowl and bit and comprising a tubular shell and a plurality of concentrically disposed cylinders positioned in the shell, radial flanges carried by the outer of said cylinders cooperating with the inner surface of the tubular shell to form a spiral smoke-conducting passage, connecting means between the combustion chamber oi the bowl and said spiral passage, connecting means adjacent the bit between said spiral smoke-conducting passage and an annular smoke-conducting passage between a plurality of said concentric cylinders, connecting means between said annular passage and the hollow of the inner cylinder communicating with the bit, said connecting means projecting through the upper portion of the inner cylinder when the pipe is in the normal smoking position, a radial ilange carried by the inner cylinder to engage the wall of the intermediate cylinder, whereby the walls of the tubular shell and said intermediate cylinder will be cleaned as the pipe is disassembled, said flange being positioned adjacent the bowl and between the bowl and the last-named connecting means, air supply means for the bowl comprising an annular passage extending longitudinally of the stem to admit air to the combustion chamber from a point adjacent the bit, and a saliva trap radially between the inner cylinder and the next adjacent cylinder and longitudinally between the bowl and said radial flange and communicating with the hollow of the inner cylinder through a port projecting through the lower portion of the inner cylinder between said flange and the bowl whereby the saliva trap is isolated from the path of smoke travel and the air supply means through the pipe.

- 4. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl, a casing surrounding the bowl, a cover'for the bowl, a chamber between the bowl and casing, a bit, a stem comprising a plurality of concentrically `disposed cylinders interposed between the casing and bit, a plurality of conceitrically disposed smoke conducting passages extending longitudinally of the stem, an air inlet chamber interposed between said plurality of concentrically disposed smoke-conducting passages, means to admit air to said air inlet chamber at a point adjacent the bit, connecting means between the air inlet chamber and the chamber between the bowl and casing, a saliva trap isolated from the air inlet chamber and interposed between a plurality of said cylinders and ycommunicating with the bit by way of a port projecting through the lower wall of one of said cylinders when the pipe is held in the normal smoking position, and connecting means between the bit and one of said smoke-conducting passages comprising a port projecting through the upper wall of one of said cylinders when the pipe is in the normal smoking position, the last-named connecting means being spaced with reference to the saliva ltrap to isolate the path of smoke travel from the saliva trap.

5. A smoking pipe comprising a casing, a bowl having a combustion chamber positioned in the casing, a, cover for the bowl, a collet clampingly engaged to said casing adjacent the upper portion of the casing to form a so-called upsidedown pipe, air inlet and discharge openings extending through said collet, a threaded portion carried by the collet, a bit, a stem comprising a plurality of concentrically Adisposed cylinders interposed between the bowl and bit, a plurality of spaced smoke-conducting passages interposed between said cylinders, connecting means between one of said smoke-conducting passages and the bit, an air inlet passage between a plurality of said concentrically disposed ycylinders to admit combustion air to the combustion chamber, a threaded portion carried by one of said cylinders beyond said connecting means to operably connect said s-tem to the threaded portion carried by the collet, means to divide one of said smokeconducting passages longitudinally, and a saliva trap interposed between a plurality of the cylinders beyond said dividing means and communicating with the bit to provide a gravity feed when the pipe is in the normal smoking position to isolate the saliva trap from the path of smoke travel and the air inlet passage.

6. A storm pipe comprising a bowl having a combustion chamber, a casing surrounding the bowl, a cover for the bowl, a bit, a plurality of concentric cylinders interposed between the bowl and bit, a spiral flange carried by one of said cylinders to form a spiral smoke-conducting cooling passage, a radial ilange carried lby another of said cylinders adjacent the bowl to confine the smoke to a predetermined portion of the space between a plurality of said cylinders, a saliva trap positioned radially between a plurality of said cylinders and positioned longitudinally between the radialilange and the bowl, connecting means between said predetermined space portion and the upper portion of the inner of said cylinders communicating with the bit, ,connecting means between the lower portion of the inner cylinder and the saliva trap to isolate the saliva trap from the smoke passage, and anY air inlet passage between a plurality of said cylinders and isolated from the saliva trap to admit air to the combustion chamber from a point adjacent the bit, said spiral iiange and radial ilange cooperating to engage the inner walls of their associated cylinders when disassembled to exert a cleaning action thereon.

7. A smoking pipe comprising a casing. a bowl having a combustion chamber positioned in the casing, a cover for the bowl, a collet clampingly engaged to said casing adjacent the lower portion of the casing, air inlet and discharge openings extending through said collet, a, threaded portion carried by the collet, a bit, a. stem comprising a plurality of concentrically disposed cylinders interposed between the bowl and bit, a plurality of spaced smoke conducting passages interposed between said cylinders, connecting means between one of said smoke conducting passages and the bit, an air inlet passage between a plurality of said concentrically disposed cylinders to admit combustion air to the combustion chamber, a threaded portion carried by one of said cylinders beyond said connecting means to operably connect said stem to the threaded portion carried by the collet, and a saliva trap positioned between a plurality of said concentrically disposed cylinders and interposed between said threaded portion and the last named connecting means and so related to the smoke conducting passages as to be isolated therefrom and from the air inlet passage to prevent contamination of the smoke.

RAYMOND J. IVIIILER.

1o Y REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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